/CAC_CC_001_4_140_29_0000%20--%20Interior%20-%20Bureau%20of%20Indian%20Affairs%20-%20Arkansas%20Riverbed,%201976/Thumbnails/CAC_CC_001_4_140_29_0008_thumbnail.jpg "Title: Settlement of Arkansas River Bed Claims by Cherokee, Choctaw, and Chickasaw Nations")
Title: Settlement of Arkansas River Bed Claims by Cherokee, Choctaw, and Chickasaw Nations
- Identifier:
- CAC_CC_001_4_140_29_0008
- Contributing Institution:
- Carl Albert Congressional Research and Studies Center, University of Oklahoma, Norman, OK
- Title:
- Title: Settlement of Arkansas River Bed Claims by Cherokee, Choctaw, and Chickasaw Nations
- Date Created:
- 1976-03-15
- EDTF:
- 1976-03-15
- Creator:
- unknown
- Rights:
- http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/NKC/1.0/
- Language:
- eng
- Record Type:
- correspondence
- Collection:
- Carl Albert Collection
- Collection Finding Aid:
- https://arc.libraryhost.com/repositories/3/resources/146
- Description:
- The document discusses a letter sent to Secretary of the Interior Kleppe regarding the final settlement between the U.S. and the Choctaws, Chickasaws, and Cherokees over the Arkansas River. The document requests a harmonious and just settlement in line with a court decision and appraiser's judgment. Members of Congress, including Ted Risenhoover and James R. Jones, express their support for the settlement and urge expedited processing. The document also highlights the ownership rights of the tribes and the value of the riverbed property.
- Policy Area:
- Native Americans
- Names:
- Choctaw Nation of Oklahoma, Delaware Tribe of Indians, Cherokee Nation, Chickasaw Nation
- Topic:
- Indians of North America--United States
- Congress:
- 94th (1975-1977)
- Physical Location:
- CAC_CC_1_4_140_29_0000, Box, 140, 29, University of Oklahoma, Carl Albert Center Archives, Norman, OK, Standard Shelving
- Location Represented:
- Oklahoma (state), United States (nation)
- Type:
- Text
- Extent:
- 14 Pages
